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Book Title: The Dilemma Of American Social Welfare
Number of Pages: 251 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Dilemma of American Social Welfare
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Year: 2011
Item Height: 0.5 in
Subject: Public Policy / Social Policy, Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare, General
Item Weight: 12.8 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Political Science
Item Length: 9 in
Author: William Epstein
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
